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Shen, Yeshayahu, Roi Tartakovsky and David Fishelov. 2019. Not as Clear as Day: On Irony, Humor, and Poeticity in the Closed Simile. Metaphor and Symbol 34 (3) : 185–196.
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Article in journal
Publication language
English
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Routledge

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This article deals with non-standard closed similes. It distinguishes and debates three types of non-standard similes (ironic, humorous and poetic), each exhibiting certain semantic and structural traits as well as a distinct pragmatic or communicative function.